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| From | Nick Cox <njcoxstata@gmail.com> |
| To | "statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu" <statalist@hsphsun2.harvard.edu> |
| Subject | Re: st: how to create panel id |
| Date | Tue, 9 Jul 2013 21:11:27 +0100 |
Even better: egen ID=group(Ticker), label Nick njcoxstata@gmail.com On 9 July 2013 20:10, Richard Goldstein <richgold@ix.netcom.com> wrote: > egen ID=group(Ticker) > > Rich > > On 7/9/13 3:03 PM, Xixi Lin wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I have a very simple question: how can I create IDs for panel data? In >> other words, I need a ID number to replace the ticker name. >> >> For example: >> Ticker Date ID >> A 1 1 >> A 2 1 >> A 3 1 >> A 4 1 >> B 1 2 >> B 2 2 >> B 3 2 >> B 4 2 >> >> Thanks for any help. >> >> Best, >> Xixi Lin > * > * For searches and help try: > * http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?search > * http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/resources/statalist-faq/ > * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/ * * For searches and help try: * http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?search * http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/resources/statalist-faq/ * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/